Robert Parkinson Farm
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
United States historic place
Robert Parkinson Farm | |
 The farm house in September 2014 | |
40°0′44″N 80°20′0″W / 40.01222°N 80.33333°W / 40.01222; -80.33333 | |
| Area | 123 acres (50 ha) |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000603[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 2002 |
Robert Parkinson Farm is a historic property located in Morris Township, Pennsylvania, United States.
Designated as an historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[2] it is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
History and architectural features
The contributing buildings are the house and banked barn (both c. 1830), a sheep barn (c. 1870), a hay shed and spring house (both c. 1880), and a privy (c. 1920). The house is a five-bay, center passage farmhouse with an attached rear kitchen; it was designed in a T-shaped floor plan. The Parkinson Farm is an example of an early nineteenth-century sheep farm, and it continued to operate as such until roughly 1960.[3]
It is designated as a historic residential landmark/farmstead by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation,[4] and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Terry A. Necciai (September 20, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Parkinson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Parkinson, Robert Farm". Landmark Registry - Residential Landmark/Farmstead. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
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